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N0. 659,!!6. Patented Oct. 2, I900.

F. L. WHITE.

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(Appiication filed Juno' 2]., 1900.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet I.

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FRANK L. WHITE, OF PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO EDWARDD. RUSSELL, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 659.1 16. dated October2. 1900. Application filed June 21, 1900- Serial No. 21,085- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: I rollers. A curved hopper 13 is providedfor Be it known that I, FRANK LWHITE, a citifeeding the end of the batinto the machine. zen of the United States, residing at'Pine Twobase-rollers 14 14 are journaled at their Bluff, in the county ofJefferson and State of ends in the uprights 2 in substantially the 5Arkansas, have invented new and useful 1m same horizontal plane, andthese two rollers provements in Baling-Presses, of which the arerevolved in the, same direction, as indifollowing is a specification.cated by-the arrows, by theintermediate shaft My invention relates tobalingpresses of 15,which carries at one end a pinion 16,which the typedesigned to form a round bale from meshes with the cogged wheels 17 onthe ends I0 a continuous strip or hat of cotton or similar of the shaftsof the base-rollers 14 14. This material; and the objects of the sameare to shaft 15 extends beyond the side of the maprovide simple andefficient mechanism which chine and may be driven by any suitable willautomatically increase the pressure upon power. The uprights 2 areslotted at 18, and the bale from the initial point in starting to across-head 19 is mounted on the end of the 15 roll said bale until it isfinished, and to propiston-rod 5 and slides in said slots. The vide forthe ready removal of the bale when cross head 19 is provided at its endswith compressed. I attain these desirable objects bearing-blocks 20, inwhich a pressure-roller by means of the construction shown in the ac- 21is journaled at its ends. The bearing companying drawings, inwhichblocks 20 are fitted into cut-away portions or 20 Figure 1 is afront view of a machine made grooves 22 in the uprights. Sliding platesin accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is 23 are pivoted at 23 to thebearing-blocks a central vertical section through the same. 20 atopposite ends of the pressureroller Fig. 3 is a side view. Fig. 4 is aplan view 21. The plates 23 are beveled at their lower of a slidingplate having an adjustable disk ends at 24, and the uprights 2 arecorre- 25 thereon to form the end of the bale. Fig. 5 spondingly beveledat 23, Fig. 6, at the botis a side view of the opposite side from thattom of the slots 18, in order that when the shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is apartial vertical sliding plates 23 are at the upper limit of section ofone of the sliding plates and disks" their movement the beveled portions23 and for compressing the ends of the bale. 24 register and allow theplates 23 to swing 30 Like numerals of reference designate like outwardto permit the easy removal of the parts wherever they occur in thedifferent bale. Slots 25 are formed centrally in the views. plates 23,and disks 26 are provided with In said drawings the numeral 1 designateshubs 27, which pass through the slots and 8 the basesills of theframework of the mapermit the disks to move freely up and down 5 chine,and 2 the uprights rising from the sills. and revolve therein. Thesedisks 26 serve At the top of the uprights 2 is a cross-plate to compressthe ends of the bales and have a 3, havinga central aperture 4, throughwhich free movement in the slots 25. The bevels a piston-rod 5 works.Supported upon the in the plates 23 and on the uprights 2 fittocross-plate 3 is a cylinder 6, and the piston gether when the bale hasbeen formed, and 4.0 rod 5 passes up through the apertureetin the thusrelieve the end pressure for the removal cross-plate3and into thecylinder and is proof said bale. A pulley on the end of the vided with apiston-head 7,wl1ich fits the in- ,presser-roll shaft receives a beltfrom any ner surface of said cylinder. An inlet-port suitable source ofpower to revolve the roller 5 8 and an outlet-port 9 communicate withthe 21. Oounterweights 28 areattached tocables 5 cylinder 6. Valves 1O10 are provided for eX- 29, passing over pulleys 30, depending fromhausting the cylinder when it is desired to a beam 31, secured above themachine, the remove the bale after compressing it. Jouropposite ends ofthe cables 29 being attached naled at their ends in the uprights 2 arethe to the ends of the shaft of the presser-roller loo feed-rollers 1111 The upper roller l1" has 21. The sprocket-wheel 15 on the end of 50 aspring 12 bearing upon its journal-block at shaft 15 drives asprocket-chain 15, which each end to vary the pressure and to permitpasses around a small sprocket 15 on one of inequalities in the bat topass between the the feed-roller shafts, and said feed-rollers arerevolved by the cog-gears as shown in Fig. 5.

The operation of my machine is as follows: A strip or bat of cotton orother material is fed into the machine between the feed-rollers 11 11.The cylinder 6 may be filled with compressed air or steam above thepistonhead 7, thus forcing the presser-roller 21 down upon the bat asitpasses over the base-rollers 14 14. As the end of the bat is turnedback between the rollers 14., 14, and 21 it forms a roll or bale, whichthe presser-roll continuously presses upon with increasing force, owingto the fact that the piston-head is pressed upward against the column ofcompressed air in the cylinder. The disks 26 serve to form smooth endsto the'bale, and when a bale of the desired size has been formed andpressed the valves 10 are opened to exhaust the air from the cylinder,when the counterweights 28 descend and raise the presser-roll from thebale, so that it may be removed. The sliding plates 23 move slightlyoutward into the grooves 22 as the disks rise and give a clear space forremoval of the bale. From the foregoing it will be seen that my deviceis simple in construction, comparatively quick in operation, andefficient in use. Having thus fully described my invention, what I claimis- 1. In a baling-press, a cylinder, a piston mounted to reciprocate insaid cylinder, at

presser-roller jonrnaled in bearing-blocks connected to said piston,said bearing-blocks sliding vertically in the frame and carrying slidingplates, disks mounted to slide on the plates,and base-rollers journaledin the frame, substantially as described.

2. In a baling-press, the combination of the feed-rollers, thebase-rollers journaled in the frame of the machine, means for revolvingsaid rollers in the same direction, a cylinder, a piston moving in saidcylinder, apressureroller connectedto said piston, and carrying slidingplates having disks freely mounted thereon, base-rollers journaled inthe frame, and counterweights connected to the presserroll shaft,substantially as described.

3. In a baling-press, a cylinder, a piston moving therein, apresser-roller connected to said piston, sliding plates carried by thepiston, disks mounted to move freely on said sliding plates,base-rollers below said presserroller, and means for relieving thepressure behind the piston-head, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

FRANK L. WHITE.

Witnesses:

J. W. CRAWFORD, MARY HUGGARD.

